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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
WILL BE GREEN.
TWo-Cent Postage Stamps Will be
Printed in Green Ink.

A Washington special says: "There
seems to be decided misunderstanding
concerning the intention of the postoffice
department with reference to the chang
es in the series of adhesive stamps. Mai.
Howard, chief of the stamp division of
department, says that the only change
of any kind in the detached stamps will
be in the two-cent stamp. This is at
present metallic. About the middle of
September all these issued from the de-
partment will be green. The reason of
this change is that till the minimum rate
of letter postage was reduced to two
cents, the color of the stamp most gen.
orally used, namely, the three cents,
was green, and the postoffice officials
think that that color gave more general
satisfaction to the public than any other
1t was the intention of the department
to make numerous changes III
the colors of adhesive stamps at
the same time that the change in the
two-cent variety is to go into effect, but
it was found that the contractors have a
large supply of the current series on
hand, and if the colors are ordered
changed at once it will entail serious
loss upon them. For this reason the
changes contemplated will be ordered
only as fast as the supply of each de-
nomination is exhausted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
FORCE A DISSOLUTION.
Explorer Stanley.

ZANZIBAR, Aug. co. Well-informed
people here regard as baseless the re-
port that Henry M. Stanley has been
murdered after having been deserted by
his escort. No tidings from Wadelai or
Albert Nyanza have been received since
the intelligence which arrived Aug. Is.
They stated that the messengers dis
patched to inform Emin Pasha of STAN
ley's expedition had reached Mlissa, on
the east shore of the Albert Nyanza,
about May l, had found that Emin was
absent on an exploring tour in the I'm
yoro district and had pushed on after
him. 1t is stated here that the present
report about the alleged massacre of
Stanley was brought to Tabara by ivory
dealers, who formally correspondent
with Tppoo lib, SANKEY'S present ally.
Tabara is in an opposite direction from
Wadelia and Albert Nyanza, and the
story, it is believed, originated among
the enemies of Tippo lib, especially as
the tale contains the statement that Tip
poo deserted Stanley and was also SUBJ
sequently killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
THE great flourish of trumpets with

THE great flourish of trumpets with
which the Henry George party an
nounced its opposition to the Socialists
was comIcal affair when the platform
of the convention is considered. The
fact is that both the Georgeites and the
Socialists are figuring to rope in the
farmers and the adoption of the best
plan TO secure this was all the all-im.
portant matter. The Clarendon Hall
platform, as readopted by the Syracuse
convention, formulates the desires of
semi-Socialistic city workmen-the men
who, as McGlynn says, ''love the pave
ments." 1t contemplates the extinction
of land ownership by taxation up to the
full rental value and the expenditure of
the funds thus acquired in city improve
ment schemes, furnishing workmen
with short hours and long pay. Free
travel is also to be provided and the
cost of operating transit lines will be
met by the land-tilling State serfs, who
are to pay all taxes. The most enthusi-
astic Georgeites anticipate, as conse-
quence, of diverting iand profits into
city treasures to be expended in Social
istic schemes, not only high wages and
short hours but free theatres, concert
halls, and liquor without price-the cost
of all such luxuries to come ultimately
from the farmers and to be exacted by
the taxation of land to its full rental
value. That men who hold such beliefs
and expectations should outlaw the Ger
man Socialists in the hope of securing
agricultural support by such action and
enlisting both farmers and city workmen
in the single-tax scheme Is an exploit
J not often equaled in its way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26


A COUPLE of new labor papers are soon
to be launched in New York to sink
money for their projectors. The new
papers are to be dailies. In about
fortnight the Eceaing Standard will UNI
ftlrl its labor banner under the editorial
quill of Rev. DIR. McGlynn. The moneyed
man in the enterprise is said to be Allen
Thorndyke Rice, of the North american
RerieaU, who is also said to own an inter-
est in Henry Georges Standard. A
month later a daily morning paper is to
be started with we'll known labor sympa-
thizers upon the editorial staff. The
name decided upon is The american
Workman, but its mission will be alto
gether different from that of it's veteran
cousin, the British Workman. Among
the names mentioned as on the project
ed corps of writer's are Henry Watterson
and Allen q. Thurman, Geo. f. Mcneil,
F. X. Foster, John Swinton, w. S. Root,
B. G. Haskell, j. R. Buchanan, w. Price,
Edward King, David Pasco, and j. T.
McKechnie.
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BURNED AT SEA.

The Steamer City of Montreal
Burned and Fifteen Passengers
Lost.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The steamer York
City, Capt. Bean, which arrived at
jamestown this morning, reports the
burning at sea of the steamer City of
Montreal, which was commanded by
Capt. Land, and left New York for Liver
pool Aug. 9Th. Thirteen persons lost
their lives. The remainder of the pas
sengers and crew were rescued by the
York City and brought to Queenstown.
THE THIRTEEN LOST WERE ALL IN ONE
BOAT.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The destruction of
the steamer City of Montreal occurred
on the 18th inst, five days after she left
New York. A boat containing six pas
sengers and seven members of the crew
is missing. The occnpants of this boat
are the thirteen persons reported to
have persisted. She had AZ passengers
on board
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
HENRY GEORGE.
WHAT the Land Reformer Has to s

What the Land Reformer Has to Say
New YORK, Aug 22.-Henry George
was seen by a reporter Saturday and IN
terviewed in regard to the Syracuse con-
vention. He said in response to ques-
tons: 81 am very well satisfied with the
work accomplished by the United Labor
Convention at Syracuse. 1t was a re-
markable convention, and i think diff
ferent from any convention ever held in
this State for strength, vigor, and hope.
1t was convention which believed in
itself. 1t was a convention of people
who were not politicians, and it was
marked by the absence of sold stagers."
One of the Syracuse papers commented
upon the character of the delegates, say
ing that it did less for whisky than the
Prohibition convention did.
Speaking of the exclusion of the social
lists, Mr.. George said that personally he
was very sorry, as many of the socialists
were friends of his. "But," he said,
1--WE had to get rid of the element of
socialism and make clear our position.
We had to show were we stood. We are
not socialists. They haye many ideas
which are opposed to our principles.
They wished to force us to adopt their
principles. We could not do it without
sacrificing our own. They supported US
Loyalty in our fight last fall and we would
still be glad to have them with us. But
not at the sacrifice of our principles as
American citizens"
owe are," said Mr.. George, warmly,
'tgoing to make winning fight. We
don't boast that we will be successful,
but we will come mighty near to it. We
will stir up the two political parties in
this State and will do for them what we
did in this city last fall. did not wish
to be candidate, but now l have ac-
copied. l intend, as soon as Istraighten
up affairs and rest for a few days, TO
take the stump myself and 90 through
the State"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

CHICAGO will very soon have to give up
her claim of being the grain center of
the country. She has seen her best
days, and with feelings of sadness the
elevator men of that city see the scepter
passing from them to Duluth and Tole-
do. The Pioneer Press in speaking of the
matter says there is hardly well-in-
formed grain man in the country but
recognizes the fact that within very
few years the price of spring wheat will
be regulated by the quotations at Du-
luth, while Toledo will make the price
for winter wheat. When Chicago was
in her prime she controlled both these
grades, and her gambling operators
reaped rich harvest by manipulation.
Last year the receipts of wheat at Tole-
do almost entirely the winter Variety
were 16,97S,SlS bushels, while Chicago
could only get her aggregate for both
winter and spring up to 1911, 743 BUSH
els. Duluth, with spring wheat alone,
received q, 424, $50 bushels, and Mime
apolis 34,9O4, 260 bushels. During the
first six months of this year Chicago, on
account of the May corner, received
great deal more spring wheat than would
naturally have gone there, but by Dec.
q she will have again been distanced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

The gross earnings of 107 railways in
July, as compiled by the Financial Cltron-
icle, amounted to $26, 49,, PA, showing an
increase over July, 1886, of s., 241 ,53S, or
nearly 81 per cent. This is a smaller
gain than for either of several preceding
months, but the comparison is with a
month of exceptionally large earnings
last year, and the gain is made in the
face of diminished quantities of bread
stuffs, cotton, provisions and live stock
moving to market. This would seem to
imply greater activity in general bust
ness, but the interstate commerce law
has so changed the methods in railroad
traffic that it is difficult to determine
where to place the credit for the gain in
earnings. For the seven months ended
August 81, the gross earnings of l04 rail-
ways was $176,655, 1922, which is an in,
crease over the corresponding time last
year of $23, 733, 1856, gain of about IL .4s
per cent. This certainly indicates q
flourishing condition of the transporta,
ton interests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
THE United States Government display

The United States Government display
at the Minneapolis exposition will con-
sist of five models lately constructed and
now in process of construction for the
Navy Department. These are working
models of naval steamers, and are in
tended to show all the wonderful i'm
provements that have been made in nav
al architecture throughout the word dur
ing the past decade. They are regarded
as the nearest approach to perfection
that human skill and ingenuity have ar
rived at in the line of naval architecture.
The government display further contains
the largest collection of Indian curiosi-
ties and works showing the mode and
manner of life of the various savage
tribes of the world ever shown outside
of the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
inptOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
Threshlng Machine Accident.

SLEEPY EYE, Aug. 20.-An accident oc-
Cured last Monday evening while Harry
Crouk and Antoine Fischer were moving
a threshing machine separator, both sit
ting on the tables on the separator, and
each driving team attached thereto,
the tables slipped throwing them to the
ground, the horses attempted to run and
drew the separator over the men pass
ing over the back of Crouk and leg OF
Fischer, though not breakidg Fischer's
leg. Crouk Is in precarieus condition.
Wednesday man working for widow
Dominick Bertrand was kicked by a
horse and seriously injured. AL last ac-
counts he had not recovered conscious.
ness,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Eli Perkins wife is said long since to
have lost all confidence in man.
The Denver Neus says the time for
sending hostiles to Washington IN Pull
man cars is past.
There is a storage reservoir for irriga-
ton building in Arizona which will hold
Il, ZOO, 100000 gallons.
The Sons of Veterans will be allowed
to march in the parade of the G. A. r..
at st. Louis, thus adding about 1000 more
people to the column.
Two hundred members of the old New
York fire department will participate in
the exhibition at the State Firemen's
Convention to be held at Troy on Thurs
day. The cold machine" which will be
gorgeously decorated, will go.
Jennie Winter, farmers daughter,
blonde and lily white, married James
Mann, negro farm hand near Nyack,
N. Y; but it is thought she deceived the
minister with little coal-black. She is
content With ner choice.
The Honolulu Rifles, about half the
standing army of Kalakaua, are COM
manded by Col. Volney V. Ashford,
who is Canadian by birth. He served
in the war of the rebellion, and is
member of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Joseph Francis, the famous inventor
of life-saving apparatus, who has long
been resident of New Jersey, has gone
to San Diego, Cal, to live permanently.
Mr.. Francis is now so years old. He is
accompanied by his son, who is past 80.
The Rev. Dewitt Talmage and his
family are at Bar Harbor. Both of his
daughters are handsome girls, and dress
in striking costumes. Mrs. Talmage has
very handsome diamonds, and young
Talmage sports one of the most stunning
"blazers" at the resort.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE Waseca County Farmers Alliance
is having trouble with the Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad. Friday night en-
ployes of the railroad company tore up
the sidetrack to the Farmers Alliance
warehouse. Farmers and merchants
are very indignant. A public meeting
to discuss the subject is called for next
Saturday. The cause is said to be the
influence of the local wheat ring. Will
colt & Co., owning the warehouse, re
Gently built it and paid the company $Ss
for its sidetrack, and were paying to s
cents above others for wheat. The feel
ing against the railroad is very strong.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
Don't Experiment.

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption Away seems at
first, only cold. Do not permit any
dealer to impose upon you with some
cheap imitation of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, but be sure you get the genuine.
Because he can make more profit he
may tell you he has something just as
good, or just the same. Don't be de-
ceived, but insist upon getting DR..
Kings New Discovery, which is guaran-
teed to give relief in ali Throat, Lung,
and Chest affections. Trial bottles free
at J. r, jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

ST. PAUL and Minneapolis are up in
arms because the Manitoba road pro-
poses to grant Duluth the same rate on
wheat that it gives Minneapolis. The
Minneapolis papers are frothing over
the matter and threaten the Manitoba
with all sorts of terrible things if it per-
sists in its unjust discrimination" of
giving Duluth, 60 miles from Minneapo-
lis, the same rate as the latter city. We
do not doubt that the Twin Cities find
the situation unpleasant. They are
likely to have chance to know how il
Is themselves. They may now realize
the situation of the cities which have
long suffered from unjust discrimination
in favor of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
THE UTE WAR.

No News From Meeker--BeIief that
Colorow Will Avoid Fighting.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 22.-There has
been an absence of information from
Meeker to-day, although some news was
expected from Kendall's party, who
was to leave Meeker yesterday morning
in sufficient numbers to do harm to the
Utes. There is a belief that Colorow
will avoid fight if possible, and that if
one does occur the whites must force the
fighting. If Kendall accomplished any
shing on Saturday his couriers should
have reached Glenwood Springs last
night. Adjt.-Gen. West and staff left
Gleewood Springs Yesterday for Meeker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

In the last issue of Harper's Weekly
George William Curtis announces his
determination to support President
Cleveland for reelection in 1888. Com
ing right on the heels of Mr.. Curtis dec
laration to the Civil Service Reform
League that the administration has not
been true friend of reform, this action
is somewhat remarkable. Still it is not
more so than will be the spectacle of
Mr.. Curtis working hand in hand again
with Higgins and other Democratic
bosses for the election of Cleveland, the
continued supremacy of the Solid South.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

lT seems that there are to be two la
Dor tickets for the voters of New York
to choose between at the falPs election.
1t has ben talked all along that the la
Dor ing mems party would cut big fig
ure in the national contest next year,
but it would not be surprising if the
cllques and factions which are now
struggling for supremacy would destroy
ali the prestige and influence the move
ment was expected to carry with it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE coroner's jury in the Chatsworth
horror was bright one. 1t lays all the
blame for the terrible affair upon poor
section hand, and negatively
exonerates the company. The manage
ment is not censured for running an
overcrowded excursion train with two
engines at fifty miles an hour, or for a
lax system of inspection, or for any thing
else. 1t is surprising, however, that
blame was attached to anybody connect
ed with the railroad company. They
should have laid it on the tramps, or
blamed the prairie grass for burning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE notoriety that is being given Cole
Younger in connection with the "Prison
Mirror" is TO be deplored. Younger is
no hero, but, instead, not much better
than murderaus desnessda a.2d il, is
time the newspapers banished his name
and let him serve out his well merited
sentence in obscuritY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

TWIN CITY papers are making a great
howl because railroad has made the
same rate from Dakota points to Duluth
and Minneapolis. They cry with loud
voice, Duluth is 60 miles farther than
Minneapolis" We wonder if these pa
pers never heard of such discrimination
before? There are plenty of towns in
Southern Minnesota, 100 miles nearer
Chicago than the Twins, that have right
along had to pay double the freight
rates from that city that were given to
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

IT is now admitted that the reason
for the passage of the Glenn bill in Geor-
gia is to drive out Northern white in
structors from the Atlanta University,
which is mainly supported by Northern
Christian people, to give higher educa-
ton to negroes. These teachers, partly
because they desire their families to be
with them and partly because of lack
of this worlds goods, educate their
own children in classes along with the
colored pupils. Not even the fugitive
slave law is more infamous than the
Glenn bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

The New York Heratd states fact that
is being quite frequently illustrated now
a-days when it says that when bank
clerk steals dollar he is summarily
turned over to the criminal authorities,
but when teller or cashier appropri-
ates hundred thousand or more, the
policy of the bank is to compromise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE Chicago Neus has reporter fol-
lowing Mr.. Blaine about. 1t is but an
evidence of the spryness of the man
from Maine that is contained in the re-
port from Berlin that Mr. Blaine gave
the reporter the slip and had been gone
from Scotland two days before the news.
paper man became aware of the fact.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
DON'T HEED 1T.
Premier Norquay Congratulates
ManitobanS.

WINNIPEG, Aug. pa telegram from
Premier Norquay, who is in the East,
congratulates the contractor and the
government upon paying no heed to the
injunction, and exhorts his colleagues to
go ahead and defy the government. Nor
quay will return to Winnipeg at once.
At a meeting of the cabinet council held
Saturday, it was decided to lay rails and
ties despite the injunction, and if any
resistance is offered the government will
be backed by 5000 citizens, or all that
are wanted. Hundreds drove out yes
terday to view the piece of work for
which the injunction was issued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE State Railroad Commissioners are
a unit in their expression of the import
ance of a rigid inspection of railroad
bridges, and say the board commenced
this work some time ago. If they do
their work well there will be no Chats
worth horrors i'm Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

WINoNA's citizens committee which
undertook the task of raising $4,000
bonus to induce Gates & Co., of Mime
apolis to erect 100000 hoteland opera
house, have decided to return the money
to subscribers, owing to the inability of
the Minneapolis men to fulfill the con-
tract.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

SUpr. KEIHLE has recently written a
letter to the county superintendent of
Douglas county explaining that the law
in regard to temperance text books does
not require that boards of education
adopt the books selected by the State
commission. He does, however, urge
the uniform adoption of the books Sc
lected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE news comes from Iowa by way OF
Washington, that the coming Republi-
can State convention will endorse Blaine
for president, not because Senator ALI
son could not get the endorsement OF
preference if he desired it, but because
his choice and the country's choice is
Blaine, and Iowans are only too willing
to accept it as theirs. Gov. Larrabee
will probably be renominated on the
first ballot, if not by reclamation. How
reliable this "news" is we shall know
when the convention is over.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
THE long promised statement If 4

The long promised statement Of the
financial condition of Ives & Co. was
given to the public Saturday. 1t is not
very splendid showing, though it does
give evidence of the immense holdings
of the firm. From the statement it ap-
pears that the assets are several millions
in excess of liabilities, but the fact is
some of the stocks included in the FORM
er are worthless.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

THE:date for the meeting of the Ma
tional Editorial Association at Denver
has been changed to Sept. ID. Satisfac-
tory arrangements have been made for
the transportation of delegates from Chi
cago and Missouri river points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26

CHICAGO newspapers are just now in
dustriously circulating the report that if
Jay Gsuld's grandson lives to be two
years of age his grandfather will give
HIM deed to the city of st. Louis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-26
Will TRY to Extinguish the Fir

HoUGHToN, Mich, August %. = The
steamer Jas. Fisk has on board 300 car
boys of oil of vitrol to be used in gener-
ating gas for extinguishing the flames in
the Calumet and Hecla mine. 1t is be-
lieved it will be four months before any
ore can be taken from the portion of the
mine on fire.